#sillyandsleepless

So cute! I love that Naruto trusts Sasuke and Shikako to teach him anything he needs to know. And Sai is adorbs. With Naruto’s mental note about Sai even looking like Shikako, I’ve already headcanoned this scene as occurring in one of those Sai-is-Ikoma’s-kid universes. :)

lmao you caught me dona, @sillyandsleepless did such a good job with Shadows Inked In Black that secretly everything I’ve written since it came out is a Nara!Sai verse.

for anyone who hasn’t read it, highly recommended!! it lives on the forum, here are links:

Shadows Inked in Black — Sai is Nara Ikoma’s son

pg 551 #16,529 Part 1 — Ikoma by Voldecourt

pg 552 #16,538 Parts 2 & 3 — Kanatoko & Danzo by Voldecourt

pg 552 #16,552 misc Nara!Sai headcanons by Voldecourt

Shadows Sealed in Ink — Shikako is Nara!Sai’s twin

pg 564 #16,894 How Shikako ends up with the Nara by donahermurphy

pg 564 #16,902 if Kanatoko lives by donahermurphy

pg 564 #16,906 While in the black, Shikako remember Sai by donahermurphy

pg 565 #16,921 Shikamaru and Yoshino talk after learning about Shikasai by donahermurphy

pg 565 #16,937 Ino-Shika-Chou dads talk after learning about Shikasai by Tirfarthuan

pg 564 #16,919 Kiba wonders why there are three Nara on the Land of Moon mission by donahermurphy

Hmmmm...

Well, it would increase his ghost sense so he’d probably hear and see them more sharply than usual, and he’d be aware of their presence in a wider range.

Not until it’s complete! It’s a thing I have...also I want to get all the manga first!

I love this timeline of events so much, lol. All it’s missing is Danzo getting the epic beat down, but that’s coming later, I’m sure.<3

Absolutely. Fuck Danzou. Shikaku will take care of that or something, idk, I actually don’t have much to do with Hokage Shikaku verse and should come up with some stuff for it lmao. Something with, gasp, Itachi I guess??? 

I have previously expressed a vague suspicion about Hadou Nejire, but since I can’t tell if her lack of development and subsequent ghosting at the climax of the 8 precepts arc is purposeful conservation of detail, or just another case of female characters getting sidelined in shonen manga, there’s not much more to the theory.

I’ve seen a couple of theories going around, the biggest being Kaminari, Hagakure, and weirdly enough Uraraka. I’ve read them all, but... I dunno, I don’t find any of them all that convincing.

sillyandsleepless ---------> voldecourted

Oh don’t worry I’m watching a Let’s Play after the first two episodes of the anime made it clear that that was the best option for getting into the world.

It’s not something I’ll probably watch any time soon; I’m currently working through the Tales Series via various walkthroughs and I’m rewatching my fav. But I’ll keep it in mind. Recommendations ARE nice.

But if you are watching the ANIME of Tales of Zestiria I have to check that you are going to check out the game. I can probably direct you to SO many rants about how shitty the anime is getting plot and character wise compared to the game.